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December 29, 2009, 10:32AM

Export India Porter was brewed from an 1856 recipe from Barclay Perkins, one of the largest Porter brewers in 19th Century London. It's brewed from two kinds of English pale ale malt, brown malt, a touch of black malt, and two hefty additions of English hops. It's bigger and hoppier than most modern porters and the large amount of brown malt adds a more complex roastiness than porters that rely solely on black malt. On the palate it has a dry, cocoa-like richness with hints of mocha and assertive hop bitterness to balance the malt flavors. Full story »